The couple, who also share daughters Andie Mae and Micah Jane, revealed the sex of their baby on October 29.
Jason Squires/Shutterstock
Matt Bushman and his wife Emily in June 2024
Matt Bushman and his wife Emily Bushman are expanding their family.
On Tuesday, October 29, the former Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 28, and his wife shared a sweet video on social media announcing that they would soon be a family of five.
“Baby Bushman #3 coming in April! Swipe for a surprise 🤍🤍🤍,” Emily wrote in the caption. Instagram Carousel. Emily is the daughter of retired tight end Chad Lewis, who played for current Chiefs head coach Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles in the late ’90s.
The first photo showed the couple standing outside on a courtyard patio, smiling as they held up a multi-photo ultrasound printout.
Ric Tapia/Getty
Matt Bushman in August 2023
In the second shot, Emily added a video of the Bushman family gathered with their loved ones for a gender reveal.
Emily held her little one Micah Jane on her hip while her daughter Andie Mae, 4, stood between her mom and dad.
The couple did a quick countdown before their smoke-filled handheld accessories opened to let out a cloud of blue smoke.
“It’s a brother!” Emily shouted excitedly as several people and children standing on the outdoor patio with them cheered the family on. Andie smiled at the news before being picked up by her father.
On February 1, before Super Bowl LVIII, Emily posted a TikTok video in which she revealed how she was “preparing for the Super Bowl.” She said her two daughters would stay with her mother for the Feb. 11 festivities.
Related: Pregnant Brittany Mahomes celebrates Chiefs’ undefeated run with daughter Sterling: ‘7:0 Let’s go’
“So two weeks before, the players have to sort out all the logistics. The players get a certain number of Super Bowl tickets and only two of them are received,” she said while walking with a child while 7 months old. -old Micah Jane, who was sitting in a transporter.
“Tickets are about four times more expensive than usual,” Emily said, noting that each player gets two tickets, but other seats would have to be purchased separately.
After the Chiefs’ victory against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in Super Bowl LVIII, Matt ended his career with the NFL. Matt was also a member of the Chiefs team that defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII in February 2023.
“If a great opportunity presents itself in the NFL again, I will take it,” the former professional athlete told the The guys from Y podcast in April, by Desert News. “But after a lot of prayer and a period of reflection, I felt it was time to take the next step and step away from football.”
Never miss a story: subscribe to PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up to date with the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
At the start of the 2023-2024 NFL season, Matt stepped in when Travis Kelce was injured, but returned to the practice squad once the Grotesquerie star, 35 years old, recovered.
“The first game was uneventful, but it was great,” Matt continued. “It’s kind of an intuition to know when it’s time to finish. This is not a retirement announcement, but I am taking these steps to move on.
For more People news, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter!
Read the original article on People.
